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The Hunter Biden Interview

August 10, 2026

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The Hunter Biden Interview

The first thing Hunter Biden said to his future wife, Melissa, when they met at a hotel pool in Los Angeles was "I know this sounds crazy, but I'm in love with you." He was in active crack addiction at the time, staying at a hotel because every previous hotel had asked him to leave. She responded by telling him the addiction ended that day. It didn't end that day—the crack stopped within a week, the alcohol within about twenty days—but the meeting marked the beginning of his recovery, now over seven years substance-free. Biden tells this story not as a redemption narrative for public consumption but as the central fact of how he came to understand his own life, and why he decided to start speaking publicly after years of silence.

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  • 1 (00:14) **Opening Rapport & The State of Division** - Tucker and Hunter Biden discuss their long acquaintance and the shared experience of being from the same social world, noting how political and social division has intensified.
  • 2 (03:35) **Hunter’s Decision to Speak Publicly** - Hunter explains his motivation for doing long-form interviews, starting with Andrew Callaghan and Sean Ryan, as a way to own his story.
  • 3 (10:48) **The Algorithm of Division & Social Media's Harm** - Hunter argues that social media algorithms are intentionally designed to divide people for profit, using the Facebook whistleblower as a key example.
  • 4 (18:00) **The Trump Debate: Symptom vs. Cause** - The conversation pivots to a sharp disagreement about Donald Trump’s role in the nation’s problems, with Hunter arguing Trump is central to the disease, not just a symptom.
  • 5 (31:06) **Owning the Swamp & Personal Accountability** - Hunter admits his own role in the "swamp," specifically taking on Burisma as a client, calling it a "stupid thing to do" that he owns.
  • 6 (37:18) **Tucker’s Trajectory on Trump** - Tucker explains his shift from criticizing Trump in 2020 to supporting him in 2024, driven by the Mar-a-Lago raid and the belief Trump was being persecuted by the "uniparty."
  • 7 (40:44) **The "Where's Hunter" Campaign & Its Harms** - Hunter describes the real-world consequences of Trump’s "Where's Hunter" campaign, including being harassed, followed, and having his family run off the road.

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Show Notes

Our conversation with Hunter Biden.


(00:00) Why Did Hunter Sit Down With Candace Owens?

(12:34) The Dark Side of Social Media

(35:21) The Importance of Self-Reflection

(39:49) Addiction and Sobriety

(1:23:28) The Thing Far More Important Than Politics

(1:31:51) The Dangers of AI

(1:35:27) The Evils of Benjamin Netanyahu


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